Fastener.



Patented Mar. 26, l90l. EL.

No. 67Q,655.

R. APPLEBOM &. J. SIDENBIT FASTENER. (Applioition filed July 31-, 1900.;

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RALPH APPLEBOM AND JOE SIDENBITEL, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 670,655, dated March 26, 1901.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, RALPH APPLEBOM and Jon SIDENBITEL, citizens of the United States, and residents of Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Fastener, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to fasteners for holding shield bows, ties, scarfs, and other similar articles of wearing-apparel in position, also belts, suspenders, valis'es, trunks, blinds, garters, gloves, skirts, portieres, drop-curtains, umbrellas, coats, caps, pocket-books, corsets, leggings, doors, &c.; and its object is to provide a new and improved fastener which is simple and durable in construction, easily applied to the article, and conveniently attached to or detached from a collar-button or like device.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as

will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a rear face view of a shield-bow provided with the improvement. 7 Fig. 2 is a transverse section of thesame. Fig. 3 is a face view of the improvement as applied to a collar-button, the latter being shown in section. same with the collar-button shown in elevation; and Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view of the improvement as applied, the section being on the line 5 5 in Fig. 3.

The improved fastener is provided with a metallic attaching-plate A, approximately rectangular in shape and formed at the corners with angular. prongs A, adapted to engage and be clenched on the article B to be held in position on a collar-button O or like device. The attaching-plate A is formed at or near its middle with a recess A for the reception of the head 0 of the collar-button, as is plainly shown in Fig. 4, one end of said head 0 extending under a cross-bar D, forming an integral part of the attaching-plate and extending over one end of the recess A to abut against the rear face of the head 0 at one Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the- Application filed July 31,1900. Serial No. 25A00. (No model.)

end thereof, as is plainly indicated in Fig. 4E. The'other end of the head 0 is adapted to be engaged by a slide E, in the form of a rectangular plate mounted to slide in bearings or guideways A integrally formed on the sides of the attaching-plate A. The sliding movement of the slide E is limited by the crossbar D, previously mentioned, the latter extending for the purpose into an elongated opening E, formed in the slide E, as is plainly shown in Fig. 3.

When it is desired to secure a shield-bow B inposition on the collar-button, then the operator first moves the slide E into an open position,'so that the opening E of the slide fully registers with the recess A in the attaching-plate, as indicated in Fig. 1. When the slide is in this position, the device can be readily placed upon the headof the collarbutton by seating the head 0 in the recess A as is plainly shown in Fig. 4, one end of the said head 0 extending under the fixed crossbar D. The operator now imparts a downward sliding movement to'the slide E until the shoulders E of said slide abut against the cross-bar D, asis plainly shown in Fig. 3, said slide now passing over'the rear face of the other end ofthe head 0 of the collar-button to securely lock the latter in position in the recess A (See Figs. 3 and 4.) From the foregoing it is evident that when the several parts are in thisposition the fastener is socurely locked in position on the collar-button, and as the fastener is rigidly attached to the bow or other article it is evident that the said bow or other article is securely held in posinect the whole device from the collar-button.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. A fastener, comprising an attachingplate having a recess for the reception of the head of a collar-button, a cross-bar extending over one end of said recess to form an abutment for one end of said button-head, and a locking-slide movable on said attaching-plate and having an elongated opening adapted to register with said recess, the said slide being adapted to engage the other end of the head of the collar-button, the said cross-bar on the attaching-plate extending into the said opening in the slide to limit the movement of the slide, as set forth.

2. A fastener, comprising an attachingplate provided with means for attachment to a shield-bow or like article, said plate having at or near its middle a recess for the reception of the head of a collar-button, a crossbar extending over the lower end of said recess to form an abutment for one end of said button-head, and a locking-slide mounted to slide in guideways on said attaching-plate and having an elongated aperture adapted to RALPH APPLEBOM.

JOE SIDENBITEL.

Vitnesses:

H.' M. SKELTON, J. E. RECORD. 

